diff --git a/bom/pom.xml b/bom/pom.xml
index 72a2cda2be2..4912fb2c0fc 100644
--- a/bom/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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     <groupId>org.camunda.bpm</groupId>
     <artifactId>camunda-root</artifactId>
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+    <version>7.16.0-alpha5</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
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diff --git a/clients/java/client/pom.xml b/clients/java/client/pom.xml
index c2c46957eb1..bd374de2381 100644
--- a/clients/java/client/pom.xml
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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   <properties>
diff --git a/clients/java/pom.xml b/clients/java/pom.xml
index 0bd24b04120..ceb2dec8698 100644
--- a/clients/java/pom.xml
+++ b/clients/java/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
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     <artifactId>camunda-database-settings</artifactId>
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-    <version>7.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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   </parent>
 
   <modules>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     <url>http://github.com/camunda/camunda-external-task-client-java</url>
     <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:camunda/camunda-external-task-client-java.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:camunda/camunda-external-task-client-java.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
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   <repositories>
diff --git a/clients/java/qa/engine-variable-test/pom.xml b/clients/java/qa/engine-variable-test/pom.xml
index 44796d5709b..c6ea43c24cf 100644
--- a/clients/java/qa/engine-variable-test/pom.xml
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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
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diff --git a/clients/java/qa/pom.xml b/clients/java/qa/pom.xml
index 69f01012465..cd00e475cbd 100644
--- a/clients/java/qa/pom.xml
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@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
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diff --git a/database/pom.xml b/database/pom.xml
index f95c2027fec..dcf503155bf 100644
--- a/database/pom.xml
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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   <artifactId>camunda-database-settings</artifactId>
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     <camunda.version.old>7.15.0</camunda.version.old>
 
     <!-- Testcontainers JDBC URL parameters. By default, an empty string -->
-    <database.tc.params></database.tc.params>
+    <database.tc.params />
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   <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/distro/h2-webapp/pom.xml b/distro/h2-webapp/pom.xml
index 5e143bdc449..4e5564ed8fd 100644
--- a/distro/h2-webapp/pom.xml
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   <name>Camunda Platform - H2 Webapp</name>
diff --git a/distro/jbossas7/modules/pom.xml b/distro/jbossas7/modules/pom.xml
index f0f20037417..3ce6ddb94c9 100644
--- a/distro/jbossas7/modules/pom.xml
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diff --git a/distro/jbossas7/pom.xml b/distro/jbossas7/pom.xml
index dea68cece00..c2c008a20c0 100644
--- a/distro/jbossas7/pom.xml
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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   <groupId>org.camunda.bpm.jboss</groupId>
diff --git a/distro/jbossas7/subsystem/pom.xml b/distro/jbossas7/subsystem/pom.xml
index e7dbabdb304..c77de13aa9e 100644
--- a/distro/jbossas7/subsystem/pom.xml
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diff --git a/distro/jbossas7/webapp-standalone/pom.xml b/distro/jbossas7/webapp-standalone/pom.xml
index 6bd5be19602..7e3efbb3a4a 100644
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   <groupId>org.camunda.bpm.webapp</groupId>
diff --git a/distro/jbossas7/webapp/pom.xml b/distro/jbossas7/webapp/pom.xml
index c9a2f529ab7..ae96a954560 100644
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diff --git a/distro/license-book/pom.xml b/distro/license-book/pom.xml
index 70e886db1f4..3399d2382fa 100644
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   <artifactId>license-book</artifactId>
diff --git a/distro/run/assembly/pom.xml b/distro/run/assembly/pom.xml
index 1250b202076..6970a37a2a1 100644
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diff --git a/distro/run/core/pom.xml b/distro/run/core/pom.xml
index efb1decf91c..d43856e605e 100644
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diff --git a/distro/run/distro/pom.xml b/distro/run/distro/pom.xml
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diff --git a/distro/run/modules/example/pom.xml b/distro/run/modules/example/pom.xml
index b18e571b68a..1e7fd7c4f6f 100644
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   <artifactId>camunda-bpm-run-modules-example-invoice</artifactId>
diff --git a/distro/run/modules/pom.xml b/distro/run/modules/pom.xml
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diff --git a/distro/run/modules/rest/pom.xml b/distro/run/modules/rest/pom.xml
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diff --git a/distro/run/modules/swaggerui/pom.xml b/distro/run/modules/swaggerui/pom.xml
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   <artifactId>camunda-bpm-run-modules-swaggerui</artifactId>
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index 0c08ca724cf..f7379bb6943 100644
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diff --git a/distro/run/modules/webapps/pom.xml b/distro/run/modules/webapps/pom.xml
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diff --git a/distro/run/pom.xml b/distro/run/pom.xml
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diff --git a/distro/sql-script/pom.xml b/distro/sql-script/pom.xml
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diff --git a/distro/tomcat/assembly/pom.xml b/distro/tomcat/assembly/pom.xml
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index 937d555693b..7ef872e83d6 100644
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index a1e17928539..6e1cc8b1d66 100644
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index d2c7d8aa501..5cdf3147be9 100644
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index b4b4ae7e138..c8d5a499db7 100644
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diff --git a/engine-dmn/feel-scala/pom.xml b/engine-dmn/feel-scala/pom.xml
index d427b695f2a..86bec5fd16f 100644
--- a/engine-dmn/feel-scala/pom.xml
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diff --git a/engine-dmn/pom.xml b/engine-dmn/pom.xml
index 19a94568ebf..b48799dc590 100644
--- a/engine-dmn/pom.xml
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diff --git a/engine-plugins/connect-plugin/pom.xml b/engine-plugins/connect-plugin/pom.xml
index 1ad0e89f106..5be699646c6 100644
--- a/engine-plugins/connect-plugin/pom.xml
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index 08747244a5a..a26c6429d16 100644
--- a/engine-plugins/identity-ldap/pom.xml
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diff --git a/engine-plugins/pom.xml b/engine-plugins/pom.xml
index 1cd3abcfa4a..a839d9d9ff6 100644
--- a/engine-plugins/pom.xml
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diff --git a/engine-plugins/spin-plugin/pom.xml b/engine-plugins/spin-plugin/pom.xml
index fcbe7ae2556..ad864fcf35d 100644
--- a/engine-plugins/spin-plugin/pom.xml
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diff --git a/engine-rest/assembly/pom.xml b/engine-rest/assembly/pom.xml
index 40de88344b7..04e7829dd08 100644
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   <properties>
diff --git a/engine-rest/engine-rest-jaxrs2/pom.xml b/engine-rest/engine-rest-jaxrs2/pom.xml
index 97b2a6f580b..ed9c9be1a82 100644
--- a/engine-rest/engine-rest-jaxrs2/pom.xml
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diff --git a/engine-rest/engine-rest-openapi-generator/pom.xml b/engine-rest/engine-rest-openapi-generator/pom.xml
index d4cb6cf3904..bea2994b182 100644
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index ca45584c0e8..d76b07177d1 100644
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index afa0c518c93..b06c3de4401 100644
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index 70b1fceeaf9..7aaaf08064e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starter/starter-client/spring-boot/pom.xml
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   <artifactId>qa-plugins-spin-dataformat-all</artifactId>
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index 8253288a6df..f28dae78b8e 100644
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diff --git a/spring-boot-starter/starter-qa/integration-test-webapp/invoice-example/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starter/starter-qa/integration-test-webapp/invoice-example/pom.xml
index 90000705919..360e5518f8b 100644
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   <artifactId>qa-webapp-invoice-example</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starter/starter-qa/integration-test-webapp/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starter/starter-qa/integration-test-webapp/pom.xml
index cd33cc52db4..1792c0530c4 100644
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diff --git a/spring-boot-starter/starter-qa/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starter/starter-qa/pom.xml
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diff --git a/spring-boot-starter/starter/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starter/starter/pom.xml
index 9d4b82aca3b..646983aba04 100644
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diff --git a/typed-values/pom.xml b/typed-values/pom.xml
index b6bd8ed4448..601a947a930 100644
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diff --git a/webapps/package.json b/webapps/package.json
index 1fefbf21529..f64e658c296 100644
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